Description: Striking Air Canada workers will be voting on a new contract after the federal government introduced back-to-work legislation in the Commons.

Source: The Windsor Star

Date: 06/20/2011

Link: http://www.windsorstar.com/business/leaders+Canada+deal/4973375/story.html

Related links:

• Postmedia story
• Globe and Mail story about bargaining and pensions
• CBC story
• CAW Airline Local 2002
• Earlier update
• Air Canada

Questions for discussion:

• What can you say about the timing of this strike?
• Why do you think the government introduced back-to-work legislation in this dispute more quickly than in the Canada Post dispute?
• What do you think would have happened if the government had not introduced back-to-work legislation?
• What effect do you think the back-to-work legislation will have on long-term labour relations at Air Canada?
• What happens if the workers do not ratify the contract?